John 12:36

The children of light — The children of God, wise, holy, happy.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

While ye have light - This implied two things: 1.That he was the light, or was the Messiah. 2.That he was soon to be taken away by death....
Arno Geneva Study Bible

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the (g) children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself fro...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Request of the Greeks. This incident is chosen to illustrate the Lord's consciousness that only through death could the final success of His wo...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in . on. Greek. eis. App-104. be . become, children . sons. App-108. did hide Himself . was hidden. from . away from. Greek. apo. App-10...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

36. Believe in the light. He exhorts them to retain by faith the possession of the light, for he gives the appellation, children of light...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1675 THE DUTY OF WALKING IN THE LIGHT John 12:35-36 . Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest da...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The people answered him,— The people, on hearing Jesus affirm that he was to be lifted up, told him, that was inconsistent with the character of th...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself fro...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Triumphal Entry. Close of the Public Ministry 1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3 , which record the same incident)....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Children ( RV 'sons') of light ] i.e. enlightened persons. The phrase occurs Luke 16:8 ; Ephesians 5:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:5 . Did hide himse...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

While ye have light, believe in the light. — Better, as above, According as ye have the light. The words are repeated and placed in the most emph...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

IV. THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE OF THE CROSS. "Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour. But for this cause came...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Belief May Become Impossible John 12:30-41 The question of the Greeks led our Lord's thoughts to His death. He saw, too, the baptism of sufferi...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The shadows of the Passion were now falling across the path of the Christ. In what happened at the supper we have a vivid contrast. Mary and Judas ar...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

While ye have light, believe in the light ,.... Receive the Messiah, and credit the Gospel revelation; this is an explanation of the exhortation in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The people answered Understanding the phrase as implying some violent death shortly to come upon him; We have heard out of the law, that Christ ab...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY (vs.1-8) Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem, coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows u...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Attestation to Christ; Christ's Discourse with the People. 27 Now is m...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He either expounds what he meant before, by his calling to them to walk in the light, viz. believing in him who is the true and great Light of the wo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light lest the darkness overtakes you, for he who walk...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘These things Jesus spoke, and he departed and hid himself from them'. He had given them their opportunity and now that opportunity was over earlier...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:20-36 . Certain Greeks coming with a desire to see Him gave our Lord an opportunity of pointing to His ato...
Sermon Bible Commentary

John 12:35-36 The True Light and the False The desire for light is one of the deepest natural instincts of man. The heathen man prayed that if he...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 12:1 . Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. The day...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 12:12-15 . On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they beard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our Lord raised Lazarus from the dead; and this miracle made a great sensation among the people. They came to meet Jesus, waving palm branches before...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our Lord had raised Lazarus from the dead, and this miracle had excited great attention in Jerusalem. In consequence of this, the people had led him...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 12:20-24 . And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Beth...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our Lord had gained a sudden popularity through raising Lazarus from the dead, and the people had attended him with great enthusiasm as he rode throu...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulge...
The Biblical Illustrator

We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever. Misunderstandings and explanations I. MISUNDERSTANDINGS ( John 12:34 ). They consider...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high signifi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Walking in the Light. John 12:34-41 The necessity of believing in the Light:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide Himself from t...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:9-11 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ; Acts 13:47 ; Acts 13:48 ; Ephesians 5:8 ; Isaiah 60:1 ; John 1:7 ; John 10:39 ;...

³⁶ While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

Related Commentaries of John 12:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 12:36